My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 7

Beginning with Explanations: 'Don't be facetious, Jane, no one could be so good a shot with a pistol, and surely Mr Jenkins is not so good a shot as to merely graze Mr Sunderland's cheek. Pistols used in duelling were intentionally inaccurate, lacking the rifling that would ensure a ball would fly straight. In fact [...]